tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post8039451006728301529..comments2017-08-25T06:40:26.993-07:00Comments on Benito's Wine Reviews: Benito vs. the Cocktail: Fee Brothers BittersBenitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-31793641309475829222009-04-16T14:46:00.000-07:002009-04-16T14:46:00.000-07:00"Rhubarb, my Ace of Spades, is reserved for those ..."Rhubarb, my Ace of Spades, is reserved for those occasions when I need to assert hipster cocktail domination over all others."<br /><br />Brilliance...Kristin Runnelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16420937644044101326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-26420191886263309312009-02-11T05:01:00.000-08:002009-02-11T05:01:00.000-08:00Should trhey be buried with me?I'm imagining some ...<I>Should trhey be buried with me?</I><BR/><BR/>I'm imagining some sort of Egyptian scenario with jars of pickled okra and wine bottles. <BR/><BR/>There are hard core bitters fans who collect and consume unopened bottles from the 19th century, when bitters were hugely popular in the US and Europe.<BR/><BR/>I personally know people who have used Angostura bitters that had been opened decades before (common advice is to tell someone to look in the back of an old liquor cabinet or in the nooks and crannies of an old bar--the little bottles get lost easily if you're not using them often). <BR/><BR/>At 90 proof evaporation is your biggest threat; I don't know that its possible for them to go bad.Benitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642446480589939085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-9510601211519046722009-02-11T04:15:00.000-08:002009-02-11T04:15:00.000-08:00a lifetime is, one hopes, a long time. how long to...a lifetime is, one hopes, a long time. how long to bitters actually sustain their virtues? I have unopened bottles of Peychaud's and Regan's that I've had for probably four years. Should trhey be buried with me?fredric koeppelhttp://www.biggerthanyourhead.netnoreply@blogger.com